The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
WOMEN AS ARTISTS MODELS.
THD ROMANCE OF POSING IN HAND
sOMhLY APPOINTED STUDEOa

rHB ROMANCE OF posINe IN HAND
| soMkLY APPOINTED STUDxOA
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| ibtiity 81 the " erk or n Female Model.
The subject Of artists models L. one that
the world 10 never wosry OF. There 10. un
| doubleday, o certain romance In the life Of
| q model, 90 there IL In tho life Of an actress
| The same imaginative temperament which
sends one girl on TO the stage sends an
other into the studios. Indeed, many young
women unite the two professions. For pretty
young actress out Of an engagement. the most
natural recourse 10 to become model. Many
OF the most attractive models In tho New
York studios during the past ten years have
been girls who were actively employed az
chorus singers, and in small speaking parts,
or else who were studying for the stage. and
regarded their posing as means OF tempo
rary support.
One Of the prettiest and most popular OF New
York models was girl with face Of that deli
cate neo-0reek type so often found among
American women. and magnificent head OF
golden hair. Her slight but rounded figure.
beautiful head. and somewhat theatrical fash
ion Of dress gave her the sir Of o princess OF
stage ialryland. She was on the stage nomi-
nally but she found posing SO much more re-
munerative that she gave herself UP to that
entirely, and ~ long rs her vogue lasted she
made . good deal Of money. because she COM
bined in herself many Of the qualities that 60
to mako up m ideal model. She WAS extremely
popular In tho studios, and itwas s6id that more
than one woll-known painter would gladly have
laid not only his heart but his hand at her feet.
To See her reclining on q leopard skin. In dap
hsnous rosy draperies Of that fine classic
fashion that forms crisp. crinkly folds from
shoulder to foot, with all her golden hair gath
cred in q knot on the top Of her head was to
behold living Alma-Tsdems. And whom she
smiled up ut you from among her rose-colored
draperies she made you think OF Q golden
hearted althea flower. In q dusky red classic
robe. with red vine leaves on her head. she be-
came o magnificent young bacchante. Her
lovely arnie and shoulders. at once youthful.
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many women. even pretty ones. look like
witches. The curve Of her neck was a dream
artistic value OF her own beauty.
Among these princesses Of the studios are
throysh or social Un
Of the handsomest women the profession has
known gave up luxurious home, social posi-
psate wheh ssa her e
America: When her money WAS exhausted she
an at New 9k h
trusting TO her beauty and her elaborate pr
vate wardro5s to pull her through But as enc
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from . studio where = haIf-hnished picture
was awaiting her capricious return. she was
her up, dying alone in her lod 1inss He was
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every one: and she died soon after "a the prime
incarnation Of u goddess Of summer. large and
fair. with red gold hair. Q splendid piece q
%h bsen ad TO into inns
his Venetian bHnquets.
Actresses make excellent models because
tho ability to pose srsesuig and n a
while. on tho other hand. what they learn from
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model lies In the sense Of impersonation. This
also belonks r. the stage. and the woman who
personality is apt to become female kaleido-
scope. To be q Roman maiden hugRing an
be sy al @
soanty harmonic, tho third. is enough 70 give
Then thS sense Of "a, Ssompanio7nship2 With
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eongenial model who is bright and pretty are
those Of comradeship In many cases artists
the result. It Is seldom, that any scandal oc-
ours and when It does 1t is generally discoy;
have created scandal in heaven. Some Of the
best New York artists have married models.
can think OF five models at this moment who
years, and they are all young women, upon
whose reputation there is no stain.
Dres e and Is
Spectacle to DO a model Could / pose With
out risk Of insult from the artists or without
The frst answer is that reputation is a
personal quality which does net belong to any
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probably have lost it anywhere
To the question as to risk OF insult from ar
in the artistic profession, as there are in every
other. There are few men who are carefully
s ssoSea de By 5sSps'a'' models but they are
When We come to the question Of general re;
OF models In the eyes OF the world |
1t respectable from the standpoint Of the Dor |
cas- society old women IN city or country who
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look upon actors and actresses as emissaries |
Of satan2 No: It isn't: Is It respectable in the
or do dressmaking on the sly, and turn up
their noses at women who work openly for a
living NO, II isn't.
II must be remembered that the art idea in
his country Is only Just at the beginning OF
It's development. tits not very long since artists
Il both sexes were looked askance upon
twenty years ago young women who followed
art occupied about the same position that
minor actresses and models do to-day.
or course being q model does not necessarily
IMPLY posing for the nude. Many models
u doing such q thing. Others pose nude tor
certain artists, but are never classified as
nude models. few pose nude for academies
md classes, and OF course do not attempt to
conceal the fact.
- The AVERAGE nay Of 2 good female model is
much In demand may at times make So day.
Twelve dollars q week is the salary OF
tudy and practise for ,neaEly year yea; be-
luires no capital but tact strength to stand
n uneasy positions 2 graceful: supple figure.
,ioe gowns. she can use them for posing pur-
,oses, and 40 increase the demanddor her SER
ices. rs many artists. especially those Just
merging from the student condition. are not
veil provided with studio prop rifles Women
.rtists are apt 70 DO rude and disagreeable to
heir models Many models have been known
o receive gratu,ous lessons In drawing or